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Dances Listed by Category

These lists are offered so you can
easily find dances based on how easy they are, their dance style or music
style, and if they are appropriate for a holiday.

Notes on Beginner Dances

Please feel free to select your
own music for any of my beginner dances. Beginner lessons need that
flexibility. For example, if you want to teach "Winter Wonder Walk", it
certainly does not need to be done to a Christmas
song. In case you need a slower song, I
almost always offer slower song options on my step sheets. I would
caution you not to take things too fast too quickly when teaching beginners;
but, on the other hand, be careful not to "dumb down" your beginners by never
giving them fast beginner dancers or they will have trouble progressing to
those faster songs they will find at the intermediate level. On the step
sheet for "Step Back" I have a long list of songs covering a large tempo range.
That is a fun dance to help increase confidence with faster
tempos. Also on the topic of choosing music:
Perhaps you like a song that is normally used for an upper level dance.
Why not try it for a beginner dance?

The category "Upper Beginner"
contains dances that some might consider Level 1 dances because some
instructors teach them in their introductory courses. Each region and each
instructor is different when it comes to what they consider constitutes a
beginner-level dance. Likewise, some dances in Level2 might be classed as Low
Intermediate by others. Classifying dances is difficult, especially when the
dances are your own!

Challenge Level

EASY
BEGINNER LINE DANCES - Level 1

These are the top
recommended line dances for novices/newcomers/people who have never seen line
dancing before. The super easiest ones are starred ( * ). The other
easy dances here are for beginners after a couple classes.

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